Shoot An Iraqi Online?

From Here:

I recently interviewed Wafaa Bilal, an Iraqi-American who teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago. He's currently part of an exhibit there called "Domestic Tension." There may be a lesson there for those who work in consolidated data centers.

Bilal moved his entire living room into the gallery and now spends 24 hours a day, 7 days a week over 30 days in an enclosed space, and his only companion is a paintball gun hooked up to a Web cam, which can be aimed and fired by people who go to a Web page.

And over the past 13 days, there have been over 6,500 shots taken at him. Some near his head - which, because he doesn't wear any protection other than goggles, can cause serious injury.

Even though shooting a man with a paintball gun over the Internet probably won't kill him, it seems to me to be more than art - but also a psychological test about the human condition. People who choose to aim and fire the gun at him are doing so knowing that they hurt him - but either they show no remorse when they inflict pain - a hypothesis that I'm not keen to accept but would be foolish to dismiss - or because the distance and remoteness of the location "on the Internet" is dehumanizing, and people do things anonymously behind an IP address that they'd never do when people can see your face.

Ahem, you can SHOOT HIM here.

http://www.networkperformancedaily.com/2007/05/interview_with_wafaa_bilal_les.html

Be interesting to see how many of you are willing to take a pot shot at the guy..

I think it's an interesting (and telling) experiment.. but sheesh, what have we come to?


and: http://www.turbulence.org/blog/archives/004261.html

 

He wasn't there when I looked, still the room looks painted out - he should have used different colors and created a modern art masterpiece.

 

I wouldn't be able to do it.

 

that's very interesting, i like it !

well, he got another good idea, now he uses safety screen

 

You really have to use your shots wisely. There's like a 2:00 wait after each one.

That's fine....I gots allllll day, Iraqi!

 

Me too, I can wait and practice makes perfect....

 

If that is a real paint ball gun why are there no paint stains on the wall ? 6,500 shots is a lot. There is a donate button. This is just a link bait site made by a smart ass.

 

I was looking at it and the screen has quite of bit of crap"ol on it. I think thats why we can't actually see the guy at his computer. It could be paint.

 

Wow...that's cool. For unique idea, I like it.

 

I mistakenly shot it once. Than I try to aim for the bed sheets but missed. Trying to see if it would leave and paint evidence. Me Bad!!!!!!!!!!

 

This is the greatest thing I have ever seen !

 

Its been dug so its really buggy, but the idea is awesome.

 

The site appears to be down and I am getting this message.

 

Shit how do people think of these kind of crazy ideas

 

Who has shot the gun?

 

Just been reading his interview when he was apparently still under fire. I bet he must have copped at least one or two in the bollocks.

 

I shot him twice earlier Just for fun..

 

You could have stuck a dummy in there, people would still shoot it.

Has nothing to do with that he is an Iraqi or not.

An excellent way of creating innuendos for those who have no idea what they talk about though...

I bet he made a ton of money on all the drum beaters...

 

I agree.. it really doesn't matter if he's Iraqi or not.. people would shoot if it was a monkey in there

 

I can't see the bullet shoot or him moving after I shoot him, is there real paintballs in the gun or is it just shooting blanks....